1 . Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.     1    . So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

● The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).    2    . When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

● Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.     3    . If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

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Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a kind of name-brand butter and a generic (无商标消费品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.     5    . If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A．Wise decisions

B．The value of money

C．Permit the child to choose between them

D．Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things

E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store

G．The best time to teach a child something about money is when he shows an interest

2 . 假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，要点包括：
1. 外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）；
2. 象征意义；
3. 价格。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,

How are you doing?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

3 . What is the woman probably going to do?

A．Have lunch.

B．Go shopping.

C．Go climbing.

4 . What does the man think about the model?

A．It’s cheap.

B．It’s worthy.

C．It’s expensive.

5 . What does the man need?

A．A bike

B．A lock

C．A camera

6 . Working up a credit score for Walter Cavanagh has got to be a mathematical nightmare ﹣ the man has nearly 1，500 valid credit cards to his name and holds the Guinness Record for the most credit cards． Mr． Plastic Fantastic ﹣ a title given to him by Guinness World Records ﹣ is also the proud owner of the world's longest wallet， which can hold about 800 cards． But he uses it only to carry a few cards， while the rest are safely kept in bank safedeposit boxes．

Cavanagh started collecting credit cards in the late 1960s． "One of my best friends and I made a silly bet： the guy who could collect the most credit cards by the end of the year would win dinner，" he said． " I got 143 cards by the end of the year， and my friend gathered 138．" After winning that bet， Cavanagh decided to simply keep going with his unusual collection． He got credit cards from gas stations， airlines， bars， and even ice cream stores．

If there's one card missing from Cavanagh's collection， it's that from the Newberry Company． They repulsed his application for a card in the early 1970s， even though he'd collected over 100 by then． They said he had too much credit． Therefore， so far he hasn't had a Newberry card in his collection．

Cavanagh hasn't stopped applying for new cards ﹣ he's held the Guinness Record since 1971 and has no intention of letting go of it． He copies whole pages from a U．S． directory of businesses and keeps sending applications． If he receives a rejection， he writes back to the company explaining his goal and ambition． But he doesn't count useless cards in his total collection．

Thanks to all the cards to his name， Cavanagh has access to about ＄1.7 million at any moment． Despite this privilege， he has managed to maintain an excellent credit score．

The 72﹣year﹣old retired financial planner and credit expert has only one piece of advice to share： "Never use a card to buy anything you can't pay off in a couple of months． If you don't have the discipline， you shouldn't have the cards．"

1. Cavanagh began to collect credit cards when he     ．

A．owned a very long wallet

B．made a bet with his friend

C．wanted to create a Guinness Record

D．was treated to dinner by his friend．

2. What does the underlined word "repulsed" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A．Rejected．

B．Recalled．

C．Repeated．

D．Recognized．

3. What do the underlined words "the discipline" in the last paragraph probably refer to？

A．Having many cards to your own name．

B．Buying things by card and paying off in time．

C．Managing to own more privileges for your card．

D．Using a card to buy things as many times as possible．

4. What do we know about Cavanagh's cards？

A．Some of them are useless．

B．They are safely kept in his long wallet．

C．They have brought him fame and privilege．

D．Fewer new cards are added to his collections．

7 .

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C．The latest Collectors Club magazine and membership card.

D．Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement.

2. ．This advertisement is written for people who want to_______.

A．make money through collecting stamps

B．develop stamp collection as a hobby

C．get something free from the club

D．find out where the club is located

3. ．From the advertisement we can learn_____.

A．Collectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this country

B．how much you must pay to become a member of the club

C．today is the last day for stamp collectors to join the club

D．members may receive a set of album pages every month

4. ．Where is this advertisement most probably found?

A．In a newspaper.	B．On a web page.
C．In a magazine.	D．On a TV program.

8 . A

Populations and Land (1987)
	Area in	Percent	Population	Percent
	Square miles	Cultivated	In millions	forested
United States	3615104	20	243.8	28
Canada	3851792	5	25.9	33
United Kingdom	94525	29	56.8	9
Australia	2967896	6	16.2	14
India	1269340	51	800.3	21
China	3705390	11	1062.0	14

1. Which two countries are the closest to each other in area?

A．The US and Canada	B．China and Canada
C．The US and China	D．India and China

2. _____ has the highest population density(密度), and _____ has the second highest.

A．China, India	B．India, China
C．India , the US	D．China, the US

3. Which two countries have the closest percentage of cultivated land?

A．The US and the United Kingdom.

B．The US and China

C．Australia and Canada．

D．Australia and China

4. There are _____ countries whose cultivated land percentage is larger than the forest percentage.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

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A．Job 1,2 and 7.

B．Job 3,4 and 6.

C．Job 4,6 and 7.

D．Job 2,3 and 5.

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A．Full Time Secretary at United Business Ltd.

B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.

C．Teaching Assistant at Hania’s Playschool.

D．University Positions at the University of Bristol.